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  • Disability Rights Activism: Honoring and Continuing Alice Wong’s Legacy

    Nonprofit Quarterly Dec 25, 2025

    My fiancé left me a few months after I recovered from COVID-19. Recovered is probably the wrong word. I could remember my birthdate again. I no longer spoke nonsense when…

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    Rapid Response Funds: Empowering Movement Organizers to Act Now

    Borealis Philanthropy Dec 25, 2025

    In times of extraordinary uncertainty, grief, and antagonism, we find strength in regrounding in our values, fortifying our strategies, and taking action toward the future we know is possible. In…

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    USPS Network Changes Put Prescription Drug Access for Vulnerable Populations at Risk

    Brookings Dec 24, 2025

    Mail-order pharmacies are a cornerstone of the nation’s prescription delivery network, particularly for chronic conditions that require consistent access to medication. By eliminating travel barriers and providing longer-fill prescriptions—usually 60-…

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    Building Sustainable Careers: 3 Ways to Support the Next Generation

    The 74 Dec 24, 2025

    Right now, tomorrow’s workforce is on TikTok and Instagram, looking at “influencer” or “crypto genius” as an exciting career option — not so different, really, from a previous generation wanting…

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    K-12 Staffing in 2025: What Has Shifted and Remained the Same?

    K-12 Dive Dec 24, 2025

    In 2025, school districts grappled with a wave of federal policy changes — on top of looming budget challenges — that impacted their approaches to staffing. Sweeping student enrollment declines…

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    How State Psychiatric Hospitals Became Overflow Jails

    The Marshall Project Dec 23, 2025

    Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed in a state psychiatric hospital. “That’s what I’m trying to avoid,” said Ferguson, who still calls Quincy Jackson III…

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  • Protecting Students’ Civil Rights: Justice Department Pulls Back From Longstanding Role

    The Hechinger Report Dec 23, 2025

    The 10-year-old was dragged down a school hallway by two school staffers. A camera captured him being forced into a small, empty room with a single paper-covered window. The staffers…

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    20 Children’s Books for Kids to Learn About Food, Farming, and Nature

    Food Tank Dec 19, 2025

    Food Tank is highlighting 20 children’s books about food, agriculture, and the environment that will encourage young readers to reflect on what they eat and the planet. These recipe books,…

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  • Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis: Profit-Driven Conflict Exacerbated by Aid Cuts

    Devex Dec 18, 2025

    For the past three years, Sudan’s war has killed more than 150,000 people. It’s pushed 33 million into need of humanitarian assistance and plunged parts of the country into famine.…

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    Data Sheds Light on the Experiences of Trans and Nonbinary Youth

    K-12 Dive Dec 18, 2025

    Fewer than half — 46% — of transgender and nonbinary young people ages 13-24 report that most or all of the people in their lives use what they consider to…

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    Why Does Child Care Cost More Than Rent in Most Metro Areas?

    EdSurge Dec 15, 2025

    When it comes to the affordability crisis in child care, Lenice Emanuel says that it’s forcing families to take a hard look at their budgets — no matter their income…

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    The Brazil Fund: A Case Study in the Effectiveness of Direct Community Funding

    Nonprofit Quarterly Dec 15, 2025

    “How can you think about creating civic spaces when those who fight for them are being threatened?” Funding, safety, democracy promotion, and community control in the Global South cannot be…

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